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'''William E. "Bill" Garity''' (April 2, 1899 – September 16, 1971) was an American inventor and technician best known for the his employment at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Studios]], where in 1937 he and [[Ub Iwerks]] developed the [[multiplane camera]]<ref name=DParkin2007>{{cite book|last=Parkinson|first=David|title=The Rough Guide to Film Musicals|year=2007|publisher=Penguin|pages=161}}</ref><ref name=LoBrutto2005>{{cite book|last=LoBrutto|first=Vincent|title=Becoming film literate: the art and craft of motion pictures|year=2005|publisher=ABC-CLIO|pages=138}}</ref> and where he developed [[Fantasound]], an early [[stereophonic]] [[surround sound]] system for 1940's ''[[Fantasia (film)|Fantasia]]''.<ref name=GarJon-exp>{{Cite journal | last1 = Garity| first1 = William E. | last2 = Jones| first2 = Watson | title = Experiences in Road-Showing Walt Disney's Fantasia | journal = Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers | volume = 39 | location = United States | date = July 1942 | year = 1942| url = http://www.archive.org/stream/journalofsociety39socirich#page/6/mode/2up }}</ref> He was inducted in the [[Disney Legends]] program in 1999. |
'''William E. "Bill" Garity''' (April 2, 1899 – September 16, 1971) was an American inventor and technician best known for the his employment at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Studios]], where in 1937 he and [[Ub Iwerks]] developed the [[multiplane camera]]<ref name=DParkin2007>{{cite book|last=Parkinson|first=David|title=The Rough Guide to Film Musicals|year=2007|publisher=Penguin|pages=161}}</ref><ref name=LoBrutto2005>{{cite book|last=LoBrutto|first=Vincent|title=Becoming film literate: the art and craft of motion pictures|year=2005|publisher=ABC-CLIO|pages=138}}</ref> and where he developed [[Fantasound]], an early [[stereophonic]] [[surround sound]] system for 1940's ''[[Fantasia (film)|Fantasia]]''.<ref name=GarJon-exp>{{Cite journal | last1 = Garity| first1 = William E. | last2 = Jones| first2 = Watson | title = Experiences in Road-Showing Walt Disney's Fantasia | journal = Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers | volume = 39 | location = United States | date = July 1942 | year = 1942| url = http://www.archive.org/stream/journalofsociety39socirich#page/6/mode/2up }}</ref> After leaving the Disney studio, Garity later became vice president and production manager for [[Walter Lantz]] Productions. He was inducted in the [[Disney Legends]] program in 1999. |
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William E. "Bill" Garity (April 2, 1899 – September 16, 1971) was an American inventor and technician best known for the his employment at Walt Disney Studios, where in 1937 he and Ub Iwerks developed the multiplane camera[1][2] and where he developed Fantasound, an early stereophonic surround sound system for 1940's Fantasia.[3] After leaving the Disney studio, Garity later became vice president and production manager for Walter Lantz Productions. He was inducted in the Disney Legends program in 1999.
References
- ^ Parkinson, David (2007). The Rough Guide to Film Musicals. Penguin. p. 161.
- ^ LoBrutto, Vincent (2005). Becoming film literate: the art and craft of motion pictures. ABC-CLIO. p. 138.
- ^ Garity, William E.; Jones, Watson (July 1942). "Experiences in Road-Showing Walt Disney's Fantasia". Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. 39. United States.
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